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The Oxford SDG Impact Lab
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Enabling @UniofOxford students to collaborate with organisations in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals #GlobalsGoals #SDGs

Learn more: https://linktr.ee/oxford_sdg_impact_lab
Some leadership #lessons arrive quietly.

For Olusegun Adefemi, #teaching debating in primary schools reshaped how he thinks about #leadership, not as independence, but #collaboration.

Applications for 2026 are open.
⏰ Deadline: 6 Feb, 12pm
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January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
2025: A Year in Motion

From classrooms to communities, local projects to global partnerships, this year saw students, staff, researchers and partners turn ideas into action.

Grateful for everyone who made it possible.
Onwards to the next chapter in 2026.

Happy New Year. ✨

#ThankYouAll

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December 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
What does the Oxford #Laidlaw Scholars Programme actually involve?

From hands-on #research to #Leadership in Action projects with real #communities, this carousel breaks it down.

#ApplyNow for 2026 Cohort:
⏰ Deadline: 12pm 6 Feb
📍 Q&A: 4-6pm 21 Jan
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#OxfordStudents
December 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
What happens when #students are trusted to take ownership?

For Xinying Ma, it meant leading her own #research and working directly with #communities, from #Oxford classrooms to agricultural projects.

Applications for 2026 are open.
⏰ Deadline: 6 Feb, 12pm
➡️ tinyurl.com/5n6cnwac

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#Laidlaw
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🎓 Want to lead global change from right here in #Oxford?

#Laidlaw Scholars:
📍 Lead real research
🌍 Work across the world
💡 Build purpose-led leadership

Apps NOW open
🗓️ Deadline: 12PM UK 6 Feb 2026
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#StudentLeadership #GlobalImpact #Undergrad

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November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🎓The first Oxford #Laidlaw Scholars have graduated!

18 months of student #leadership, #research & global #impact celebrated at Pembroke College with peers, partners & Profs.

Find out more: tinyurl.com/bdfrzwk2

🚨 Cohort 2026 Applications now open (Apply Now)
Deadline: 12pm on 6 Feb 2026

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November 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Courage, curiosity, and shared purpose defined this year’s #Laidlaw Scholars Conference @durham.ac.uk

Our 2025 Oxford Laidlaw Scholars joined 400+ peers from around the world to explore what it means to be BRAVE — through workshops, fireside chats, and powerful sessions

Read: tinyurl.com/322xdrpv
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#Oxford’s climate-tech ecosystem is scaling fast 🌍

Researchers, founders & investors joined forces at Saïd Business School for Scaling #ClimateTech from Lab to Market — the first internal collaboration between ZERO Institute & SDG Lab

Info 👉 tinyurl.com/3ahx4dpy

#Innovation
#Oxfordshire
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October 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The @globalcompactuk.bsky.social #AnnualSummit2025 is just around the corner, and we’re going to be there. 🌍

Join leaders driving ESG as a strategy, not a side story.

🗓️ 14 Oct | 📍London & Online
Register 👉 www.unglobalcompact.org.uk/summit-2025

#SDGs #ESG #ImpactInAction #SustainabilityLeadership
October 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
From climate & conservation to sport, youth & inclusion, our #students #partners & #communities have turned research into action since 2021.

We stand with organisations across the globe & celebrate 10yrs of the #SDGs & 25yrs of UN Global Compact Network UK.

#TogetherForTheSDGs @ox.ac.uk
October 1, 2025 at 6:31 AM
🌎Global frameworks need global thinking.

With #UNTourism, our Fellows developed the sector’s first #ESG reporting #framework, grounded in data from 600+ businesses across 5 countries.

Shape what comes next.
👉 tinyurl.com/46mfnt43

#OxfordSDGImpactLab #Tourism #SDGs

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September 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📢 @globalcompactuk.bsky.social Annual Summit returns 14 Oct!

🌍 500+ execs in London + 1000+ online exploring how ESG drives business advantage. Panels, fireside chats, workshops & networking.

🔗 Register: www.unglobalcompact.org.uk/summit-2025/

#AnnualSummit2025 #GlobalGoals
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September 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Think students are just here to study? Think again.

#OxfordUniversity SDG Impact Lab Fellows are applying research to real-world challenges from classrooms to communities, councils to corporate HQs

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September 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
@oxfordshirecc.bsky.social | Dr Foyeke Tolani

🏛️ From #green space access to workforce #diversity, our Fellows embedded with OCC teams to turn #evidence into #action for a better #Oxfordshire.

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September 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
🌍Did you know that just 4–6hrs a month of mentoring could support #refugees & displaced students to #access 500+ scholarships at leading #universities worldwide?

Apply by 8 Sept 👉 tinyurl.com/5c429nhd

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#GraduateHorizons
September 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🧐What does it look like when Oxford #research powers #local change?

Read about our Lab Fellows in the latest #student feature, spotlighting work on football #inclusion, #socialjustice, and local #foodsystems with #community partners.

👉 tinyurl.com/yr4747rc

#CommunityImpact
#Oxford #SDGs
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August 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Welcome Charlotte Evans to the Lab as Impact & Development Officer (Project Placement)🌿

Joining through the #GrandUnionDTP Charlotte is a DPhil at Oxford researching digital #mentalhealth & #healthequity.

She supports our impact evaluation & leads #health sector research.

#digitalhealth
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August 21, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Low Carbon Hub | Alison Grunewald

From modelling #NetZero pathways to funding readiness, our Fellows equipped Low Carbon Hub with insights that stick.

Sustainability needs action. We deliver it. 💚
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#ResearchPartnerships
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August 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🏆 Discover the Oxford Young Sport Leaders Programme (OYSLP), the 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Award winner for Local Community Engagement!

This initiative blends #sport #education & #mentorship. See how we’re inspiring the next generation of leaders. ⚽️📚

Find out more: sdglab.uk

#GlobalGoals | @ox.ac.uk
August 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What does #equity in action look like?

Last month’s #MandelaDay event brought bold ideas, real tools to tackle systemic bias and drive #inclusion.

Thanks to Lenox Park and BMW Group for co-hosting.

Find out more 👉 sdglab.uk

#SDGs #GlobalGoals #Inclusion #OxfordSDGLab
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August 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Greyfriars School, Oxford | Lyndsey Caldwell
When sport meets opportunity, lives shift.
Our partnership with Greyfriars helped Year 8 pupils see university and their own potential in a new light.

Let’s create impact where it matters.
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#ResearchPartnerships #Education
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July 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Rosberg Philanthropies | Nico Rosberg

🏎️ High-performance #sustainability in action.
Our Rosberg Climate Fellows tackled carbon, plastics & biodiversity, delivering 30+ solutions for real-world impact. 🏁

Join the next wave of innovation.
🔗 tinyurl.com/46mfnt43

#ResearchPartnerships
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July 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
🌱 What does climate action look like in a Y6 classroom?

Dr Susann Stritzke just wrapped up her final session volunteering with Climate Ed at Barton Park Primary School.

Pupils explored the #climatecrisis and how their daily choices shape the world. 🌍

Volunteer at 👉 tinyurl.com/4y2nmawe

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July 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🌱 Research in Action, Community at the Core

Last week we showcased how Oxford students & local orgs tackled food, jobs, housing & more across #Oxfordshire.

Huge thanks to our partners 💛

💡Want to sponsor next year’s Lab?

📩 [email protected]

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July 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
🚨 Big news from the #Oxford SDG #Impact Lab…

We’ve just launched our first-ever #ImpactBook.

Inside: our journey from #startup to #scaleup, insights from #programmes, #people, #projects and what’s next.

👉 Explore it at tinyurl.com/mp5rt4p8

#SDGs #OxfordUniversity #GlobalGoals #ODID @ox.ac.uk
July 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM